I'm on the Rock bandwagon also. The guy punishes defenders and softens up the defense. We need that in a bad way. Our offense need to be able to shell out some punishment, rather than receive all of it. This will pay huge dividends in the later stages of ball games.

The pukes d for example is undersized and can be worn down if they are pounded for 2 1/2 - 3 quarters.

The big question is will Hue Jackson be calling the plays this week. I would like to see where our running game is . I mean at least 25 carries from Rock or Trung. Trung really did not look as good yesterday as compared to previous games and part of his game is skipping, much like Barry Sanders and the he has the ability to be at top speed in two steps.

And with the ankle injury, one might question whether Trung is at full potential or just pushing himself to come back to help the team. He didn't look like his normal shifty self yesterday... almost all his runs were tentative and straight ahead.

By next week, he should be a bit better and have some of it back.

Rich in Roanoke
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I remember him because the first time I saw him he was doing the gauntlet in the RB drill. The one where the coaches stand with the big pads and try to interfere with the RB coming through them, knock them off balance, etc.

I was actually watching the QB toss the ball around when I heard this WHAP! WHAP! WHAP! WHAP! to my left. The players started hooting and I whipped my head around to see Rock come out of the pad tunnel.

I started watching again to see him come back through the rotation, and again... he knocked some of the coaches backwards as he ran through, not one time losing the ball or his balance. The strongest by FAR to run that drill.

When I saw him up close later I had to absolutely do a double take at the size of his legs. He is short, but he has bigger legs than most OL. I have huge thighs from my bodybuilding days, but I mean this guy was big for such a short man. I hoped from that day we found a spot for him.

I'm glad he is getting to show his stuff some.

Rich in Roanoke
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and on another note, the smashmouth style that rock plays will wear on defenses as games go on, can be a big help with the blitz problems, if they have to have 8 in the box to stop the run.... just a thought

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